Australia Set to Meet Its 2030 Emissions Reduction Target

Australia is on track to deliver its 2030 emissions reduction target, the federal government said ahead of a report on the country’s path to curbing its carbon footprint. Chris Bowen, Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, is expected to reveal in his annual climate statement to Parliament on Thursday that Australia is set to cut emissions by 42.6% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels under current policy settings. That’s in line with the Labor government’s target of a 43% emissions reduction, and a much larger...